Buffer overflow in the compNewPixmap function in compalloc.c in the Composite extension for the X.org X11 server before 1.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by copying data from a large pixel depth pixmap into a smaller pixel depth pixmap.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4730 is rated Low Risk (31.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.08% | 0.51% | +0.43% |
| 2 | 2024-11-06 | 0.05% | 0.08% | +0.03% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.1 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2007-4730 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xorg-server), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4730 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2007-4730: 1 GLSA(s) (200710-16), 1 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-4730 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4730 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-4730 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xorg-server), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 2, needs-triage 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4730 |
This flaw was fixed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 in RHSA-2007-0898: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0898.html Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not affected by this flaw. More information can be found here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=285991 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 do not support the composite extension and are not vulnerable to this flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| x.org | xorg-server | 1.01 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | xorg-server | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | xorg-server | 1.02 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | xorg-server | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| x.org | xorg-server | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |